About us

International executive search

Lutz & Partners is a "boutique" retained executive search firm serving the needs of clients in Consumer and Luxury Goods, Life Sciences, Retail, Transportation, and General Industry. Our team has over 40 years of combined experience in executive search. Swiss-based, we have always prided ourselves on finding the best candidates, no matter where they are currently located. In many cases, the ideal candidates are already living and working in Switzerland.

Our values

Integrity, Expertise and IndependenceLutz & Partners is known for its integrity both vis-à-vis clients and candidates. We generally work with one firm per industry to avoid potential conflict-of-interest situations. We are research-based; every search is unique and we tailor our approach for maximum effectiveness. Confidentiality is key. We remain independently owned and are therefore not limited by the extensive off-limits restrictions of larger firms.

Our difference

Lutz & Partnersenjoys a strongreputation for being:

Client-oriented:

Tailor-made Terms & Conditions; fixed fees, no indirect expenses

Generalist: we have a broad industry and functional scope

Frequent and open communication with weekly progress updates

Flexible and solution-oriented

Confidentiality is key

Complete integrity vis-à-vis clients and candidates

Our work is guaranteed; references available

We start work immediately and deliver quality candidates quickly

Swiss-based: close to our clients, with strong local network and global reach

Licensed to practice search in Switzerland

Independent: very few restrictions caused by the off-limits constraints common to other firms and

We adhere to the Code of Conduct for Executive Search firms

Strong in diversity search

Experience

CAROLYN LUTZ

Ms. Lutz has 25+ years of Swiss-based executive search experience with pan-European and global assignments for multinational companies. Areas of expertise include industry, consumer products, life sciences and professional services. Diversity has been a particular focus for the past two decades, to include bringing more diverse talent to the boardrooms of Switzerland.

After beginning her search career in Geneva with Korn/Ferry, Ms. Lutz was the founding Partner of the Geneva office of Heidrick & Struggles in 1998, which she then managed for a number of years. Successful mandates included general management roles and a wide variety of functional specialties. Prior to becoming a search consultant, Ms. Lutz was in marketing with Procter & Gamble in Geneva and with La Prairie in Zurich as Director of International. Just after college, Ms. Lutz served five years in the United States Marine Corps, as an FAA-certified Air Traffic Control Officer and as aide-de-camp to the Commanding General, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Asia, earning the rank of Captain.

Ms. Lutz earned a B.Sci. in psychology from Vassar College and was a fellow at the Lauder Institute of International Management, combining an MBA from Wharton and a Master's in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. She is fluent in English, (Swiss-) German and French and is knowledgeable in Italian.

Ms. Lutz serves on the Geneva Board of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, and is an Advisory Board Member of W.I.N., the Women’s International Networking Forum.

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"We use the executive search services of Carolyn‘s team on a regular basis. We are delighted with the process and the results. They know our markets and understand our culture."
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SVP Human Resources

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“Carolyn and her team recently completed a very successful search for a new non-executive director. They identified and short listed a range of very high caliber candidates, including some slightly outside our original brief to challenge our thinking."
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General Manager Switzerland

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"The briefing material we received supported by her personal insights demonstrated her deep understanding of our company and the role Carolyn and the team was helping us to fill.”
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General Manager Switzerland

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“Over the past several years my company has engaged Carolyn Lutz and her team for three senior level searches. We found the firm to be thorough and innovative in their approach to finding management talent for a specialized industry. I highly recommend their firm for senior level management searches.”
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President / COO

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“We were very impressed by Carolyn’s extensive network of high level female C-Suite executives and by the thoroughness of the process she followed when assessing candidates. Carolyn successfully completed a complex Non-Executive Director search assignment for our company, within a short period of time.”
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